Fr Ted meets Westlife

Jay D

Thursday April 24 2008
Three Irish priests are set to become unlikely chart stars after signing a €1.25m record deal with the label behind Britney Spears and Bruce Springsteen.
Fathers Eugene O'Hagan (48), his brother Martin (45) and their old friend David Delargy (44) make a somewhat unusual boyband, but executives at Sony BMG have every faith in their talents.
They will release a debut album in November under the name The Priests, which will include parts of the Latin Mass, the Catholic hymns 'Ave Maria' and 'Panis Angelicus', and a selection of opera classics.
The trio -- dubbed a sort of Father Ted meets Westlife -- travelled from their parishes in the diocese of Down and Connor yesterday to sign their record contract on the steps of Westminster Cathedral in London.
The trio said they would give the money they made themselves from the music to charity.
The group have a special exemption in their contract which allows them to break off from promotional duties to deal with parish work.
The three realised their musical prowess at St MacNissi's College, Co Antrim, where they were nicknamed 'Holy Holy Holy' due to their shared determination to enter the priesthood.
Fr Eugene, from the parish of Ballyclare and Ballygowan, said that what had happened may be "God's design".
He said that the money that the priests make will go to various charities but "we haven't decided which".
Excitement
"There is a real feeling of excitement and apprehension," he said.
Fr Martin, based in the parish of Cushendun, explained the reason behind the clause which allowed the priests to carry out their parish duties.
He said: "We are priests first and foremost. Our work will be at the heart of our plans."
Fr David, of Hannahstown parish, added: "Singing is very much what we do. This is bringing it to a wider audience. We are singing sacred music, continuing what we have always been doing."
Asked about the priests' musical leanings, Fr Eugene said: "We have very Catholic tastes," adding that he liked quartet Il Divo.
Fr David chipped in: "My first ever purchase was Blondie's 'Parallel Lines'."
And Fr Martin said: "I enjoy a bit of jazz and very relaxing music."
They were asked what they thought of three other well-known priests, the inhabitants of Craggy Island on Channel 4 comedy 'Father Ted'.
Fr Martin joked: "We're the real McCoy.''
Fr Eugene added: "'Father Ted' has introduced viewers to a quirky caricature which is very funny.
"We're a bit (of a) different line-up."
The priests all attended seminary in Belfast and concluded their training at the Irish College in Rome, where they received singing tuition and performed in the Vatican Choir.
Last year, they were asked them to make a demo for Sony BMG.
Nick Raphael, managing director of Epic Records, part of Sony BMG, negotiated the signing. "Their voices are incredible. I said: 'I think we've found three pop stars'. I'm extremely excited. They're going to be wonderful global superstars," he said.

http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/ne...fe-1356845.html

Sherifu

My lovely horse running through the field,
Where are you going with your fetlocks blowing in the wind?
I want to shower you with sugarlumps,
And ride you over fences,
Polish your hooves every single day,
And bring you to the horse dentist,

My lovely horse,
You're a pony no more,
Running around with a man on your back,
Like a train in the night,
Like a train in the night.

CountingCrows

Hold on, I can get this bit

bluto63

We have to lose that sax solo!

TPD

Father Ted quote. I fit in! Woo!

Ruu_Old

Just play the fucking note!:mad:

Irish Halo

Ruu wrote: »

Just play the fucking note!:mad:

Which one?


Couldn't resist

antodeco

No not the ****ing first one! The ****ing first one's already ****ing down! Just play the ****ing note you were ****ing playing earlier! I've been playing the ****ing first one! We have the ****ing first one!

antodeco

Dougal: I've got Eurosong Fever, Ted. Oh god, yeah. I love the Eurosong competition, I just can't wait! What time is it?
Father Ted: Half past one.
Dougal: Half-one! And the competitions on in...?
Father Ted: May.

Ive yet to use this when out one night. My time will come

Sam Vimes

have you seen my record collection ted?

Jesus Wept

It's not really a collection, you only have one record.

WindSock

what about his bbc sound effects record?

Jesus Wept

Volume Five?

MOH

antodeco wrote: »

Dougal: I've got Eurosong Fever, Ted. Oh god, yeah. I love the Eurosong competition, I just can't wait! What time is it?
Father Ted: Half past one.
Dougal: Half-one! And the competitions on in...?
Father Ted: May.

Ive yet to use this when out one night. My time will come

Managed to kind of use it on my gf one Saturday morning when she was trying to plan my day:

Her: Now, what time is your match on TV?
Me: What time is it now?
Her: It's 11:00
Me: It's onnn ..... Monday


Couldn't remember where I got it from until now though!

Dun laoire

"fuking hell"